LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH SPAGHETTI ASHTON STYLE #227

      .My middle daughter Kari is the only one of our four kids who would eat lima beans. That is until I made Lima Bean soup!  Now most of the family actually likes it. Soup is a favorite dish especially in winter.  It also is great as a starter for a meal followed by a salad.  My list of kinds of soups is quite extensive and will allow you to offer some great choices depending on the main course!  I would encourage you to try this soup as well as others in this site
INGREDIENTS:
     1 1/2 lb of dried lima beans
     2 lbs smoked sausage
     2 medium onions peeled and sliced
     4 stalks celery minced
     4 carrots peeled and minced
     4 cherry tomatoes minced
     6 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
     2 cobbs of corn with kernals cut off
     1 stick of butter,  cut into pieces
     1 cup of heavy cream
     1/2 cup virgin olive oil
     1 tbs of salt and 1/2 tsp white pepper
DIRECTIONS
     1, soak the 1 1/2 lbs of lima beans in 3 qts of water
         overnight 
     2. cut the smoked sausage into 1 or so inch pieces
     3. pour 1/2 cup of virgin olive oil and butter into
         a large fry and simmer about 10 minutes
    4. add the minced onions, celery, garlic, tomatoes,
         salt and pepper, and beans and simmer an additional 15 minutes
   5.  add cream and 3 qts water and simmer about an
        hour and a half on low heat
   6. will serve 6 to 8 people generously